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vincent gray. brown claims that gray's aides paid him and promised him a job if he made negative campaign attacks against then mayor ev t adrian fenty. >> harris was found last month in a well. police arrested two people, 49-year-old linwood johnson and harris hired johnson to sell t-shirts noirm. a funeral is attalry church in northeast washington. a reception will follow at the charles houston rec center. this morning two occupy d.c. camps look different. police cleared out trash and tents they say posed a health risk. that cause ad few clashes between protesters and officers in riot gear.
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park police arrested 12 people during the inspections including one who threw a brick at a park police officer in mcpherson square hitting the officer in the face. he was treated and released from the hospital. on sunday police also inspected freedom plaza. it went a whole lot smoother there. >> they were basically giving us a warning what we can and can't do in our tents. >> police also removed the so-called tent of dreams at mcpherson square. park police say they are enforcing the no camping rule at both sites. it's 4:21. time for a "first look" at the forecast. 35 degrees out there. a cold start. >> for those just arriving home, it was a rather cold drive in, and temperatures are down, frosty cold down into the 20s in many locations. as we start off this monday after super bowl sunday. a little bit sleep deprived many of us this morning. right now 32 at ronald reagan
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washington national airport under a clear sky. south-southwesterly breeze. fog around the shenandoah valley and northern blue ridge, panel of west virginia, a little bit of icy fog there with temperatures right near 30 degrees and it's in the 20s in western maryland and much of west virginia as well as in much of maryland our nearby suburbs in prince george's, montgomery county now down in the mid-20s, low to mid-20s from prince william county to fairfax county and arlington and right near the chesapeake bay a cold start as well. just in the 20s to near 30 trees. the view from space showing clear skies. high pressure over the region and that will give us plenty of sunshine today, but a cold morning. our temperatures will stay below freezing until about 8:00 or so and then get in the mid-to-upper 30s by 9:00. sunny afternoon, rapid warmup. we should make it up to 50 by noon time. may hit low to mid-50s in the
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afternoon. sunset at 5:35. a look at your evening planner at 4:41. >> if you're traveling the beltway, an early look. volume light around the area. this is the beltway making your way past route 50. outer loop speeds look good. from 495 to 95 at 61 miles per hour. montgomery county nice. very light volume. live look at new hampshire avenue. commuting in virginia same story no issues at all, inner loop speeds good as well. 56 miles per hour. from the interchange to the dulles toll road. that trip will take you 14 minutes. back to you. 4:33. breaking news in the philippines. a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit in the central part of the country. at least five people are dead and 29 are missing. the quake destroyed buildings and created land slides and buried dozens of houses trapping residents and triggered a brief
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san antonio any alert. d.c. police are on the hunt for a man who robbed a chinatown restaurant. it happened in the 400 block of 7th street northwest. a man wearing a ski mask entered and robbed but did not appear that he was carrying a gun. no word on what the suspect made off with. the gop presidential hopefuls are quickly looking ahead now after yet a win for mitt romney in nevada saturday. voters will caucus in two more states tomorrow, colorado and minnesota. and results from maine's week long caucus will announced saturday. ron paul beat newt gingrich by 26 points. >> a defeat for gingrich is not discouraging him. he shrugged off romney's win. his game plan now is to look
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ahead to super tuesday. ten states will hold primaries in march and gingrich believe that they all hold social conservative views and will bring him within reach of romney. >> we'll go georgia, alabama, tennessee, we'll get to texas. we believe when texas is over we'll be very competitive in delegate count and i think that the key from my standpoint is to make this a choice campaign. >> gingrich says he also plans to paint himself as the blue collar candidate compared with romney who he says is elite and out of touch. president obama says israel is right to be concerned br iran's nuclear program. he hopes the situation can be solved through diplomacy. during a live interview with "today's" matt lauer he says he doesn't think israel has made up its mind to attack iran. u.s. is working with israel to solve the crisis.
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he says iran needs to be clear whether it's program is powering homes or businesses or weapons. >> we have mobilized the international community in a way that is unpreaccident and they are feeling the pinch. they are feeling the pressure but they have not taken the step that they need to diplomatically which is to say we'll pursue peaceful nuclear power not a nuclear weapon. >> the president says both israel and the u.s. quote believe that iran has to stand down. well the new york giants are once again super bowl championships. fans in new york and new jersey are still celebrating their teams really big win. this bar in new jersey erupted when the clock hit zero as the giants captured super bowl xlvi. in indianapolis giants fans were snatching up super bowl gear to commemorate their team's championship. the giant super bowl win this year was similar to their last championship victory coming
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right down-to-the-wire. >> barring a defensive foul the game end here to the end zone. hernandez is there. incomplete. and the new york giants are the super bowl champs. >> the giants knocked down that last second hail mary at the pass by tom brady to win the super bowl, 46 by a score of 21-17. this is their fourth super bowl title. their second in the last four years when they also beat the patriots to capture the lombardi trophy. eli manning was named mvp. >> feels good to win a super bowl. doesn't matter where you are or what stadium. but i feel it's great for my teammates, coaches, giants organizations, for all the dedication they put in. >> this is manning's second nfl most valuable player trove if i and gets to drive off in a 2012 chevy corvette. trade in the corvette every four
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years for a new one. working well. >> all right. congratulations. many of you are trying to recover from super bowl parties. pat collins was at a super bowl at jimmy's old tavern in herndon. pat found a lot of burgundy and gold. >> '82, '87, '91. what is a redskin fan is going to do? >> hope snyder gets his act together. >> i've been in this market long enough to know what it's like when the redskins makes to it a super bowl. it transforms the town. >> that was mike o'meara. many fans felt the super bowl had a piece. walter reed medical center
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threw a big super bowl party for our wounded warriors. lots of food and the washington cheerleaders showed up to take pictures. doctors say the annual party helps the healing process and gives wounded warriors a break from rehabilitation. >> ahead on "news4 today", a tragic story out of washington state. after a deadly house explosion. why police are saying this blast was no accident. >> amazing story of survival. the remarkable moments after this small plane crashed into a house. >> plus a chilly start to the
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good morning. time for weather and traffic early on this monday morning. good morning. tom kierein in storm center 4. off to a frosty cold start. most of the region down in the mid and low 20s throughout west virginia, virginia and maryland. montgomery, fairfax, arlington, prince george's counties now in the mid-20s. near freezing in washington and by the bay. view from space showing a clear sky. plenty of sunshine today, high pressure over the region, and here's your "day planner." sunrise at 7:10. we'll stay below freezing until 8:00 and mid-to-upper 30s by 9:00 soaring to 50 by noon time. low and mid-50s in the afternoon with lots of sunshine. sunset at 5:35. we'll have a partly cloudy evening, temperatures will be chilly in the 40s. by midnight down to the low 40s.
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a look at tuesday, wednesday, the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. how is traffic? >> still looking good. off to a good start over the work week. traveling along i-95 nothing but green lanes are open heading out of woodbridge connecting to the beltway. light volume traveling northbound and southbound. northbound speeds pretty good. 60 miles per hour. make your way from the occoquan to the beltway, 11 minutes. continuing on to 395 no issues. between the beltway and 14th street bridge you're in the clear. northbound speeds 60 miles per hour. and to get from the beltway to 14th street bridge that trip taking you 12 minutes at this time. back to you. 4:43. 33 degrees. still to come. it wasn't a wardrobe malfunction but there's controversy surrounding the super bowl halftime show. the stunt one of the performers pulled on live tv.
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. good morning. welcome back. family in a friends and community are mourning the loss of two children. police say they were killed by their father. authorities in washington state say that josh powell and his two young sons ages 5 and 7 died when his house exploded killing everyone. it happened yesterday afternoon moments after a child protective services worker brought the boys to the information a supervised home. the worker called her supervisors to report that she smelled gas and then the home exploded. >> this is heartbreaking for people with badges on, for
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people with microphones in their hands and most of all for families. >> police named josh powell a person of interest in his wife's disappearance, susan powell disappeared back in 2009. a few days ago josh powell lost custody of his children. his attorney says that he sent him an earn mail before the explosion saying quote i'm sorry, good-bye. the family of a minnesota couple feared dead in the italian cruise ship disaster have schedule a memorial mass. the cos"costa concordia" hit a f last month killing 15 people. italian authorities called off the search last week. conditions under water were too dangerous for rescue workers. a mass for the he.ils will take place february 18th in minnesota. a new book about john f. kennedy reveals details about an affair he had with an intern.
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the book called "once upon a secret" chronicles the affair kennedy had with mimi beardsly. the president started hitting on her soon after she started. she said the affair carried on after she returned to school and she never felt guilty about it. the book is due out on wednesday. 4:48. egypt has summoned 19 americans to trial including the son of transportation secretary ray lahood. the group faces criminal charges of promoting democracy and humaning rights which is banned in egypt. the country also accused the americans receiving foreign fund. analysts say egypt's decision to take the case to trial could further strain its relationship with the u.s., no trial date has been set. in syria protesters clash with pro government supporters who say they are empowered by a veto of a u.n. resolution. china and russia shut down a resolution calling for president
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bashir asaid to step aside. despite the u.n. veto members of the arab league are cutting off diplomatic ties in a move to pressure assad to step down. the dictator of panama is in the hospital. he's being treated for extreme hypertension. authorities transferred him from president where he's serving a 60 year sentence. panama's health minister said norieg a's blood pressure is very high leading to a stroke. this morning, three people who survived a plane crash have an amazing story to tell. a small plane they were riding in crashed upside down through a house in montana. witnesses say the plane hit a few trees before the crash. the pilot and his daughter managed to get out of the plane and walk through the front door unharmed. another passenger and a dog on board also managed to walk away
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without any injuries. the owner of the home was not hurt. this morning nfl and nbc are apologizing for the inappropriate gesture that aired during the super bowl halftime show. british singer m.i.a. flipped her middle finger during her performance with madonna. she was singing in madonna's new single "give me all your loving." the screen briefly blurred after the gesture but it was too late. nbc released a statement saying quote the nfl hired the talent and produced the halftime show. our system was late to obscure the inappropriate gesture and we apologize to your viewers. >> millions of people watched the game for what comes between the downs inner loop tasd. this year's didn't disappoint.
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♪ >> you didn't see nothing. that's one of two doritos commercials. one involved the age old battle between cats and dogs and used doritos as the payoff. >> some companies decided to take a more serious turn. >> this country can't be knocked out with one punch. when we do the world will hear the roar of our engines. yeah. our second half is about to begin. >> chrysler took the patriotic route playing off a similar commercial last year that puts detroit at the center of america's manufacturing resurgence. that commercial struck a chord with a lot of folks. that was voted by the most popular ad. volkswagen dogs strike back was a big winner.
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every new adopted dog may be named weego. the introduction of the brown m&m gets fourth place. the doritos sling baby rounds out the top five. >> the clint eastwood commercial, couldn't have picked a better guy. very serious. >> what a voice. >> tom, tell us about the forecast. >> well, it's cold and two years ago today we were digging out of armageddon, snowmageddon. back on february 5th and 6th, 2010 when we had that monster blizzard that hit us, the second wallop of that winter of '09 and 2010. here this morning no snow. everything is tranquil and peaceful and quiet. and temperatures right now under a clear sky, 32 degrees at ronald reagan washington national airport. it's dry. you'll need skin lotion today. it's cold. down in the 20s throughout much of virginia, west virginia and
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maryland as well as even right near the chesapeake bay. one of the coldest mornings of the winter so far right near the bay. down in the upper 20s. bay water temperatures in thor 30s. ronald reagan washington national airport at 32. but elsewhere in the district of columbia, in the 20s. fairfax, arlington, and rest of maryland and into west virginia it is in the 20s and frosty cold. little bit of fog around this morning in the shenandoah valley. watch out for that. clear sky around the region. high pressure has moved in. will give us plenty of sunshine with temperatures still below freezing until 8:00 this morning and then getting above freezing by 9:00 then by noon time into the 40s to near 50 with sunshine, a sunny afternoon. highs reaching the low to mid-50s today and then this evening a few clouds in, sunsets at 5:35. we'll be down to the low 40s by midnight and by dawn on tuesday, right near 30 degrees and afternoon highs again tomorrow with lots of sun into the low to
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mid-50s. colder weather moves in on wednesday. weak area of low pressure comes in. on thursday, sunshine back. here's the seven day outlook into friday, saturday and sunday, colder for the weekend. highs only in the 30s to near 40 on saturday and sunday. how is traffic? >> very light volume in our area. taking the trip up i-720 let's take it together because seen nothing but green. lanes are open. very light volume south out of urbana heading to clarksburg. your roadway looks good. germantown, 66 miles per hour. southbound as you make your way past middle brook road. pretty clear roadways. southbound at west montgomery avenue no issues. southbound in the clear. traveling in the district, checking cams for you there, no proteins d.c. live look at new york avenue in
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bladensburg. >> the caps game was nowhere near as exciting as the super bowl game. the caps only goal came late in the third period but marcus johanson and also a moment of scare for one of the teams big leaders. light got hit hard in the second and had to be helped off the ice and he was using crutches. wearing a knee brace as well. the caps play florida panthers tomorrow. coming up, what had shoppers lining up at target before stores opened yesterday. plus -- ♪ >> took center stage after the
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good morning. welcome back. jason wu collection at target is a big hit. shoppers streamed into stores as soon as it went on sale. wu created michele obama's inaugural gown. the entire line at the target store in columbia heights sold you want by mid-day.
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>> man. nbc's hit show "the voice" is back and off to quite a competition. ♪ >> all right. many of you watched the season kick off after the super bowl last night with the blind audition. the panel of celebrity coaches are trying to pick 12 singers for their individual teams. at the end of the season only one singer will be named "the voice." part ii of the season premier is tonight at 8:00. you can critique the performances with our own angie. then "smash" at 10:00 p.m. i can't wait to see "smash." >> sound like a great show. >> all right. stay

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